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IŞIK GÜNER

AN IRIS FIELD

This gallery presents a selection of my botanical illustrations created for the ongoing project "An Iris Field". Since 2016, I have been travelling each year — mostly to eastern Türkiye — to observe irises in their natural habitats. These field journeys allow me to work directly from living plants, documenting their form, colour and character with scientific accuracy. Each year I am able to complete illustrations of three to four species. My long-term hope is to encounter and illustrate all the irises that grow in Türkiye — a country that hosts around forty-four distinct iris taxa. Some of the works shown here have also been created for scientific publications, including the Illustrated Flora of Turkey. The gallery includes illustrations of both well-known species and newly described species and subspecies. Please note that all Latin and Turkish scientific names of the species follow the "Illustrated Flora of Turkey". The original artworks from this series are held in various collections, primarily in Türkiye and the United Kingdom. Selected works from the project are also available as limited-edition prints.
SultannavruzIris histrio Rchb.f.Watercolour on paper, 201932 x 22 cmThe plant was collected in Kahramanmaraş for the "Illustrated Flora of Turkey. It was published in Volume 3A and later exhibited at my solo exhibition "Habitat" in Çamlıhemşin. Herbarium specimens are preserved in the herbarium of the Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanic Garden..Collection number: AG 16666Herbarium number: NGBB 007965

Sultannavruz

Iris histrio Rchb.f.

Watercolour on paper, 2019

32 x 22 cm

The plant was collected in Kahramanmaraş for the "Illustrated Flora of Turkey. It was published in Volume 3A and later exhibited at my solo exhibition "Habitat" in Çamlıhemşin. Herbarium specimens are preserved in the herbarium of the Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanic Garden.

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Collection number: AG 16666

Herbarium number: NGBB 007965

SultannavruzSketch of Iris histrio Rchb.f.Watercolour and graphite on paper, 201932 x 22 cmThe plant was collected in Kahramanmaraş for the "Illustrated Flora of Turkey" project..Collection number: AG 16666Herbarium number: NGBB 007965

Sultannavruz

Sketch of Iris histrio Rchb.f.

Watercolour and graphite on paper, 2019

32 x 22 cm

The plant was collected in Kahramanmaraş for the "Illustrated Flora of Turkey" project.

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Collection number: AG 16666

Herbarium number: NGBB 007965

Ak navruzIris stenophylla subsp. margaretiae GünerWatercolour on paper, 201932 x 22 cmThe plant was collected in Osmaniye for the "Illustrated Flora of Turkey" project. It was published in Volume 3A and later exhibited at my solo exhibition "Habitat" in Çamlıhemşin. Herbarium specimens are preserved in the herbarium of the Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanic Garden.Collection number: AG 16668Herbarium number: NGBB 008012

Ak navruz

Iris stenophylla subsp. margaretiae Güner

Watercolour on paper, 2019

32 x 22 cm

The plant was collected in Osmaniye for the "Illustrated Flora of Turkey" project. It was published in Volume 3A and later exhibited at my solo exhibition "Habitat" in Çamlıhemşin. Herbarium specimens are preserved in the herbarium of the Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanic Garden.

Collection number: AG 16668

Herbarium number: NGBB 008012

Ak navruzSketch of Iris stenophylla subsp. margaretiae GünerWatercolour and graphite on paper, 201932 x 22 cmThe plant was collected in Osmaniye for the publication of "Illustrated Flora of Turkey, Volume 3A".Collection number: AG 16668Herbarium number: NGBB 008012

Ak navruz

Sketch of Iris stenophylla subsp. margaretiae Güner

Watercolour and graphite on paper, 2019

32 x 22 cm

The plant was collected in Osmaniye for the publication of "Illustrated Flora of Turkey, Volume 3A".

Collection number: AG 16668

Herbarium number: NGBB 008012

Işık navruzuIris reticulata subsp. isikgunerae Güner & B.MathewWatercolour on paper, 201932 x 22 cmThis illustration was prepared for the publication "Illustrated Flora of Turkey, Volume 3A". The plant was collected in Kahramanmaraş and it is a newly described subspecies, and it has now been named after me: subsp. isikgunerae. It was later exhibited at my solo exhibition Habitat in Çamlıhemşin. Herbarium specimens are preserved in the herbarium of the Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanic Garden.Collection number: AG 16664Herbarium number: Holotype – NGBB 007966

Işık navruzu

Iris reticulata subsp. isikgunerae Güner & B.Mathew

Watercolour on paper, 2019

32 x 22 cm

This illustration was prepared for the publication "Illustrated Flora of Turkey, Volume 3A". The plant was collected in Kahramanmaraş and it is a newly described subspecies, and it has now been named after me: subsp. isikgunerae. It was later exhibited at my solo exhibition Habitat in Çamlıhemşin. Herbarium specimens are preserved in the herbarium of the Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanic Garden.

Collection number: AG 16664

Herbarium number: Holotype – NGBB 007966

Işık navruzuSketch of Iris reticulata subsp. isikgunerae Güner & B.MathewWatercolour and graphite on paper, 201932 x 22 cmThe plant was collected in Kahramanmaraş for the "Illustrated Flora of Turkey".Collection number: AG 16664Herbarium number: Holotype – NGBB 007966

Işık navruzu

Sketch of Iris reticulata subsp. isikgunerae Güner & B.Mathew

Watercolour and graphite on paper, 2019

32 x 22 cm

The plant was collected in Kahramanmaraş for the "Illustrated Flora of Turkey".

Collection number: AG 16664

Herbarium number: Holotype – NGBB 007966